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African swine fever in Southeast Asia is spreading rapidly
African swine fever is spreading rapidly in Southeast Asia. After many reports in Vietnam, Cambodia has now also been hit by the virus. It is the country's first case of African swine fever.
The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) confirmed on Wednesday 3 April that African swine fever has broken out in Cambodia. The animal disease is expected to come from neighboring country Vietnam into the country, given that the virus has been present there since February.
About 400 pigs are involved in the first case of African swine fever in Cambodia. This outbreak was already detected on Friday 22 March, but has only now been made public. There have been no other reports of the animal disease. Cambodia has approximately 5,2 million pigs, which are often kept on so-called 'backyard farms'.
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African swine fever is official in the meantime found in 21 Vietnamese provinces, according to figures from the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality. In addition, the ministry reports that 447 pig farms have been affected and that 64.879 pigs have now been culled in Vietnam.
In China, 2 new cases of African swine fever have been reported in the past 3 weeks. This puts the official counter at 116 outbreaks. However, experts expect that the number of outbreaks in the country many times higher lies.
Tim Roetman
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